May Hachiya

2013 – Started playing piano

2016 October – Highest place in The 26th Japan Classical Music Competition kindergarten category)

2017 October – 1st prize for the district tournament of The 19th International Chopin Piano Competition in Asia (“第19回ショパン国際ピアノコンクール in Asia”, 1st and 2nd grade category)


2020 November – Gold prize for the national tournament in Japan of the 22nd International Chopin Piano Competition in Asia (“第22回ショパン国際ピアノコンクール in Asia”, 3rd and 4th grade category)

2021 March – Gold prize for the final Asia stage in the 22nd International Chopin Piano Competition in Asia (“第22回ショパン国際ピアノコンクール”, 3rd and 4th grade category)

2021 April – Gold prize for the Young Maestro International Competition (late intermediate category)

2021 June – First place in the Little Mozarts Competition

2021 Fall – accepted into the Manhattan School of Music Precollege with scholarship

2022 January – First place in the Vivo International Music Competition (9 to 11 years old category)

2022 February – Third prize in the IV Annual Youth Competition of the Anselmo Academy of Music and the Arts (category age 11 to 14)

2022 December – 2nd place/alternate winner in the Hill Concerto Competition (11 to 13 year old category)

You can find May’s 2023 Spring Music Competition piano performance here.